“Like birds of passage, the instincts drift the soul adventurously beyond the horizon of sensible things, as if intent on convoying it to the mother country from whence it had flown.” IfsSoulCountryMotherBirdInstinctHorizonPassagesSensibleMother CountryBeyond The Horizon Author:Amos Bronson Alcott
“I know I am made from this earth, as my mother's hands were made from this earth, as her dreams came from this earth and all that I know, I know in this earth, the body of the bird, this pen, this paper, these hands, this tongue speaking, all that I know speaks to me through this earth.” KnowsMadeDreamBodyHandsEarthMotherSpeakPaperBirdTonguePens Book:Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her Source: Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
“The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement.” ChildrenDoeMotherSongBirdJustifyCagesEnforcementCompelledMother LoveCagedCaged Birds Book:The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings Source: The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings
“I have nine children... and one of them is an invalid. Her mother is obliged to take her away in the winter, and when one bird is off the nest, the other has to go on.” ChildrenMotherGoes OnBirdWinterNineObligedNests Author:Melville Fuller
“My first favourite book was Are You My Mother? A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost yearly. I loved everything by Roald Dahl, but my favourite was probably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A librarian gave me a first edition of that book, which I treasure.” FirstsBookMotherLostChangedBirdTreasureChocolateFactoriesFavouriteLibrarianCharliePicture BooksFavourite BookCharlie And The Chocolate Factory Author:Rick Yancey